Sentences with phrase «better public health programs»

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«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.

In Michigan, the Michigan Pathways to Better Health (MPBH) program, implemented by the Michigan Public Health Institute and the Michigan Department of Community Health, is using tablet - based checklists to collect demographic information in communities with the greatest health needs and assess behavioral health, and social service factors impacting each patient to get a fuller picture of social determinants of hHealth (MPBH) program, implemented by the Michigan Public Health Institute and the Michigan Department of Community Health, is using tablet - based checklists to collect demographic information in communities with the greatest health needs and assess behavioral health, and social service factors impacting each patient to get a fuller picture of social determinants of hHealth Institute and the Michigan Department of Community Health, is using tablet - based checklists to collect demographic information in communities with the greatest health needs and assess behavioral health, and social service factors impacting each patient to get a fuller picture of social determinants of hHealth, is using tablet - based checklists to collect demographic information in communities with the greatest health needs and assess behavioral health, and social service factors impacting each patient to get a fuller picture of social determinants of hhealth needs and assess behavioral health, and social service factors impacting each patient to get a fuller picture of social determinants of hhealth, and social service factors impacting each patient to get a fuller picture of social determinants of healthhealth.

During its first - ever live broadcast of jury deliberations, the Andy Awards revealed the four big winners of its newly revamped awards program: Nike's «Breaking 2» integrated campaign that documented runners attempting to break the two - hour marathon mark, which earned the «Bravery» award; a «Sound of Music» - inspired musical for Orkin, nabbing the Student honor; «Immunity Charm» for the Afghanistan MInistry of Public Health from McCann Worldgroup India, which earned the award for Social Good; and State Street Global Advisors» «Fearless Girl» from McCann New York, which claimed another top honor and earned the best of show Grandy award.

Already a movement is under way to improve end - of - life care by educating health - care providers to respond better to the needs of dying patients, by creating new care settings or improving existing ones, by seeking changes in methods of paying for appropriate care, by educating the public through conferences, town meetings, television programming, and even Web sites (see www.careproject.net), by providing adequate relief of pain, by withholding or withdrawing treatments that only prolong dying, by keeping company with those who are lonely, and by being a resource of meaning and hope for those tempted to despair.

«Workers of all ages are good for business and these finalists are proof positive that creating a work environment that values older workers pays off big time,» says Ruth Finkelstein, director of the Age Smart Employer Awards program and Associate Director of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health.

This lineup is being supplemented with new, developing programs that include Good Food Is Good Medicine, which aims to take the collective knowledge of FamilyFarmed, medical experts, nutritionists, chefs, farmers and others about the powerful connections between food and health, and make that information more readily available to members of the general public; and the Organic Grain Promotion Initiative, which seeks to advance the fast - growing interest in better, more sustainably produced, heirloom grains among retailers, consumers, bakers, distilleries, breweries and others while providing farmers with high - value - crop alternatives to the commodity farming system.

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Hundreds of public and private - agency programs are trying to persuade adolescents to delay pregnancy until they are mature enough to give their infants better odds of survival and good health.

So far at least, the data, says Dawn Comstock, PhD, an associate professor of Epidemiology for the Pediatric Injury Prevention, Education, and Research (PIPER) program at the Colorado School of Public Health, MomsTeam Institute Board of Advisor and a co-author of a 2014 study on injuries in high school lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preventing.

Dr. Lyerly has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Greenwall Foundation's Faculty Scholars Program, and her work has appeared in numerous journals, including Science, the Hastings Center Report, and The American Journal of Public Health, as well as the New York Times and Huffington Post.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

Even just a cursory Internet search shows that breastfeeding promotion materials framed in terms of «the risks of formula feeding» are currently being used by some state breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of Public Health in California and New York, the City of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs in at least five states... The United States Department of Health and Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».

Call your local public health program or contact La Leche League, and have a lactation consultant come out to help you establish a good latch and good position practice.

IBCLCs can be found in a wide variety of settings including private practice, working with home birth midwives, hospitals and birth centers, pediatric and obstetric offices, public health clinics such as the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program as well as many other settings.

• The office of Sen. Robert Ortt, a North Tonawanda Republican, said the senator helped secure $ 40 million for Lake Ontario flood relief, as well as $ 1 million for a statewide mental health resource program based in public schools and $ 1.6 million for the Niagara Falls Economic Development Tourism Target Zone.

«Public Awareness Initiatives Include Open House» Oneida County's Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eat Smart New York (ESNY), has planned a variety of initiatives designed to raise public awareness of the role of proper nutrition in maintaining good health, Dr. Gayle Jones, Director of Health announced Public Awareness Initiatives Include Open House» Oneida County's Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eat Smart New York (ESNY), has planned a variety of initiatives designed to raise public awareness of the role of proper nutrition in maintaining good health, Dr. Gayle Jones, Director of Health announced public awareness of the role of proper nutrition in maintaining good health, Dr. Gayle Jones, Director of Health announced health, Dr. Gayle Jones, Director of Health announced Health announced today.

According to County Executive Marcus Molinaro, the county will invest money in at - risk youth programs, as well as public health prevention strategies

In a report of their findings, published in the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health, the researchers say the program was designed to prevent suffering at a time when adolescent depression rates are on the rise and many believe awareness, early recognition and effective therapies can lead to better outcomes.

The preferred disciplines for this program include environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, and public health, as well as technology, communications, and business administration.

James Diaz, MD, DrPH, Professor and Program Director of Environmental / Occupational Health Sciences at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, details characteristics of the mosquitoes capable of transmitting the Zika virus in the United States, their habitats and biting behaviors, as well as control measures, in a paper published in the December 2016, issue of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine.

A committee convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) said in a 2011 report no expansion of the program should be made without better collaboration with the existing public health system.

Published in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health, this study has important implications for the way that states finance and deliver mental health programs, and speaks to the effectiveness of well - funded, comprehensive community proHealth, this study has important implications for the way that states finance and deliver mental health programs, and speaks to the effectiveness of well - funded, comprehensive community prohealth programs, and speaks to the effectiveness of well - funded, comprehensive community programs.

Although an increase in knowledge is important, programs need to be able to contribute to actual behavior change,» said De La Rue, «It is well established in the educational and psychological research literature and in public health, that changes in knowledge and attitude are not associated with reductions in actual behavior.

The programs also seek to integrate neuroscience and clinical disciplines with public health initiatives in order to disseminate and implement novel findings from research centers of excellence, as well as conduct community outreach to raise awareness about the diseases of aging.

Dr. Drew Gholson, Texas Well Owner Network program coordinator and AgriLife Extension program specialist in soil and crop sciences, College Station, said with more than a million private water wells in the state, education and training are essential for ensuring public health and safety.

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The CPM research and discovery programs bring together a dynamic and interactive team of faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Arts & Sciences, who enjoy cross-translational approaches to address critical research questions to better understand rare, neglected and / or emerging pathogens.

Dr. Waters says to contact the department of public health in your state, who can give you a list of resources on naloxone, as well as direct you to a class or program to help educate you on how to administer the drug.

The program will cater to the interests of researchers and clinicians from the fields of public health, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and dietetics, as well as psychiatry and psychology.

This certificate program is designed for healthcare and related professionals (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, nutritionists, health education specialists), as well as for the general public.

A mindfulness practitioner and a long - time champion of efforts to improve the health and well - being of American families and children, Congressman Ryan is also a public advocate for mindfulness - based programs in schools, the military, and the health - care system.

People with a background or interest in horticulture and gardening, culinary arts and nutrition, public health and education, and the environment and sustainability, as well as people who are parents and caregivers, will find the program relevant and valuable.

Since then, Global Gap Year has evolved somewhat (it's now six countries in 28 weeks), and TBB has launched semester - long programs as well, one focused on food security and public health in Asia and another focused on empowerment and sustainability in South America.

Yet the United States already bears costs from our broken education system, including higher crime rates, additional expenses for health - care and public - assistance programs, and lost tax revenue as well as the untold costs of telling generations of children in chronically under - resourced, low - performing schools: «You don't matter!»

He set about creating «a technical support and advisory group that would seek out the very best of these community leaders, give them the start - up funds and technical advice [finances, payroll system, health care program, implementing curriculum, relations with public authorities] they needed, and help them manage their own schools.»

NCPI is committed to building a unified science of child development to explain the early roots of lifelong health, learning, and behavior in Brazil; translating and communicating science effectively to inform the public discourse around issues that affect children and families; and preparing leaders to leverage the science of healthy development in the design and implementation of innovative policies and programs that reduce preventable disparities and promote well - being for all Brazilian children.

David Lewis, Director / Program Manager of Behavioral Health Services at Seattle Public Schools, describes how trauma impacts a student's ability to be successful, and shares best assessment and teaching practices.

I find that, leaving aside health care as well as public and post-secondary education, the federal government spends approximately $ 217 billion annually through tax expenditures that are conditional on children and on social programs intended to support children.

Many school districts are taking the slow approach to better nutrition and may not be in compliance with the National School Lunch Program's new guidelines for several years, according to a report released last week by the advocacy group Public Voice for Food and Health Policy.

«For every dollar invested in high - quality, comprehensive programs supporting children... there is a $ 7 - $ 10 return to society in decreased need for special education services, higher graduation and employment rates, less crime, less use of the public welfare system, and better health.»

Recent funding secured for Open Circle includes grants from NoVo Foundation, Templeton Foundation (in partnership with Greater Good Science Center), Partners HealthCare (in partnership with Boston Public Health Commision) and program fees from over 200 schools.

The survey results, being released today by the Knowledge Is Power Program, or KIPP, the public charter school network, show that KIPP alumni who attend HBCUs are more likely to report a «sense of belonging» and good mental health than students who attend other schools.

This includes the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness, as well as Teacher Loan Forgiveness and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

«Many public health officials now recognize that TNR programs — which also vaccinate cats as well as sterilize them — lead to healthier cats, and thus reduce concerns about public health,» his letter says.

Given the poor quality of life that feral cats typically lead, as well as broader concerns such as environmental impact and public health, the goal of feral cat management programs should be to gradually eliminate feral cat colonies by a process of «aging out» their members.

The Veterinary Public Health Program (VPH) of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health believes that a leash may be the best tool to whip our two epidemics — overweight people and overweight pets — into shape.

Previously, Ken served as EVP of animal care and animal training at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, where he developed and supervised animal care and animal health programs, staff training and development as well as public presentation programs for more than 32,000 animals.

The Office of Public Engagement directs Extension programs for animal owners, such as Pet Health Columns, issued most weeks and archived online, as well as provides veterinary continuing education, including:

I will represent the Oxbow Scholarship Program with high honor and properly educate the public about animal health to help create a better future for our loyal companions.

A TNR program in Maricopa County, Arizona, called the «Maddie's Pet Rescue Project» was so successful the County Board of Supervisors issued a resolution stating: «Maricopa County Board of Supervisors does hereby endorse non - lethal trap - neuter - return, when accompanied by ongoing feral cat management, as the most effective, humane method of controlling feral cat populations in Maricopa County and in so doing better provides for the welfare of these animals while better serving our communities» public health and safety concerns.»